In the book, Great Expectations, Pip changed a great deal from a puzzled boy to a sophisticated gentleman. He encountered many life-altering situations in the whole story. ... Pip went through a lot of life changing situations, and Magwitch helped him out a great deal. ... This would not have happened if he did not go through all the experiences because these positive and negative experiences helped Pip achieve his expectations. ...

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Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens, tells of a young child, Pip, and his revelation from childhood to adulthood. ... His sister is strict and has great respect in their small town. He is given a great opportunity to become what he is always dreamt about, becoming a gentleman. ... Pip undergoes maturation and self-discovery from the beginning of the story to the end. ... All the characters in the story are vital to the to Pip's life. ...

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Great Expectations is, I think, a very sad and rueful story. It is because this story shows how human life is empty. ... So it is really sad and rueful story. ... The love for Estella makes his expectations more complete one. ... I dont know what this fact means in the whole story because I read only half of the story. ...

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In the story Great Expectations there is not only one type of love, there are many different types and perspectives of love, all held by the many characters of the novel. ... Love is mentioned numerous times during the story in lots of different forms, including friendship, forgiveness, and compassion. Great Expectations is a story in which the characters all have their own views on love and all use the emotion of love in their own ways. ... Great Expectations offered many different types and views on love. ... Great Expectations is a true book for those who find interest in the variety of...

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The two texts that we read, Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and Charles Dicken's Great Expectations, both represent different courtship and marriage rituals taken from their perspective time periods. ... The marriages in this story consisted of people from the upper classes. The marriages in Great Expectations, on the other hand were primarily from the middle class. ... Within the story there are smaller courtships: Mr. ... In Great Expectations, our first look at marriage is that of Mr. and Mrs. ...

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In Chopin's "Story of an Hour- I have decided to analyze Richards and Mrs. ... I believe that the story may have led the reader to assume there might be a relationship between them. ... She likes the way it feels and envisions great expectations of a future as her own woman. ... So many times in life there is more to the story than we will ever know. ... It seems logical to say yes, the story gave enough evidence to provide reasonable doubt. ...

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The poem "Cousin Kate" depicts a story of a young cottage maiden caught up in the brutal temptations of love and passion that is later cast aside by a great lord of a greater social superiority. ... Within ˜Cousin Kate' there is a sense of expectation within the female characters of the poem when it comes to men, but the narrator realizes that to become truly happy she must break away from typical social expectations. ... A great sense of sympathy is cast over the entire poem as the Rossetti continues to tell the tragic love story of the cottage maiden, and the way in which the lo...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Like Tom in a particular situation in this movie, he goes into a scene where he believes that his expectations will overcome reality. ... The location of a movie is very important, even more so important when wanting to tell a story such as Tom and Summer's. It sets: the tone, mood, and also helps to tell the entire story. ... The captured essence of human life, music, and the location came together beautifully to tell this story. ... It's not only great because of the reasons stated before, but is great because it can help a person look at their situations differently, and make a po...

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Consequences In Hemingway's "A Very Short Story" In Hemingway's "A Very Short Story," there is a very specific idea presented. ... Hemingway shows, "She hoped he would have a great career and believed in him absolutely. ... The reader learns that Luz's expectations of becoming the major's wife in the spring have been only fantasies. ... On the contrary, if one were to look deeper into the story, he would find that the story has a main topic. ... "A Very Short Story". ...

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Her family valued story-telling and brought Rebecca up to appreciate it as well.... Although her stories are fictional, they are believed to tell much of what her life on the plantation was like. ... Divine Secrets of the Ya-ya Sisterhood tells a story of the struggle to overcome a feud between a mother and her daughter. ... A love which is so great that one mistake can turn it to hate is one that you don't see very often. ... On the other hand, when a mother does not live up to her daughter's expectations, the daughter grows anger towards her. ...

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He makes Clarissa feel guilty as if she has never lived up to his expectations. ... Lastly, the love story of Lucrezia and Septimus is kind of sad. ... According to Lucrezia's point of view, Septimus was a great man which was the reason she fell in love with him. ...

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• Grade Level: High School